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Montana County to Hold Public Hearings on Zoning Rules for Crypto Miners Amid Growing Complaints
23.1.2021
Another U.S. county is facing troubles related to crypto mining activities within its territory. This time, the second-largest county in Montana is the protagonist of the story, who will look forward to revisiting local zoning for mining operators. Authorities to Decide on Making Current Rules...
Ethereum Could Touch $10,500 After Crypto Rises to Record High: Fundstrat Global
21.1.2021
Fundstrat Global Advisors strategist David Grider predicts that the price of ethereum could rally to $10,500 per unit after the cryptocurrency set a new all-time high on Tuesday. The estimate implies a near 700% upside on the current ether price hanging above the $1,300 range. According to Grider...
Man Accidentally Threw Away Hard Drive With 7,500 Bitcoins, Offers City $72 Million to Search Landfill
15.1.2021
A man has accidentally thrown away a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins. He is now offering his city 25% of the value of the bitcoins stored in the hard drive for permission to search the city’s landfill site. His bitcoins are now worth almost $300 million at the current price. In Search...
Bitcoiner Loses Password to 7,002 Bitcoins Worth $240 Million
13.1.2021
A bitcoiner has shared his story of how he lost access to his 7,002 bitcoins, worth about $240 million at the current price. He has lost the piece of paper on which he wrote his password and now has two guesses left before his device seizes up and encrypts its contents forever. 7,002 Bitcoins Worth...
Two New York City Bars up for Sale for a Total 25 Bitcoins
11.1.2021
Two New York City bars are up for sale for a combined 25 bitcoins or 800 ether – over $800k at current prices. Bar owner Patrick Hughes has seen the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown on his operations and decided to sell the two watering holes for crypto. ● “Crypto is...
The EURST Stablecoin Set the Path That Major Central Banks Now Want to Follow
8.1.2021
From Asia to Europe, major central banks all around the world are expected to announce their own digital currencies soon. This is vindication that stablecoins like EURST are on the right path forward, and they can serve to show how national economies should reinvent themselves following the current...
JPMorgan Predicts $146K Bitcoin Price as Competition With Gold Escalates
7.1.2021
JPMorgan’s analysts have made a case that bitcoin’s price could reach $146,000 as the cryptocurrency’s competition with gold heats up. Meanwhile, the firm’s global strategist sees the current bitcoin bull run as being similar to the bull run of 2017. He warns of three risks...
Bitcoin Investment Make Sense in Current Economic Climate: Former Fed Governor
6.1.2021
"I guess if you are under 40 bitcoin is your new gold," Warsh said
Current 'Trickle Into Bitcoin' Could Become 'A Torrent' - Bill Miller
6.1.2021
Bill Miller. As bitcoin (BTC)'s latest surge continues to convert ranks of legacy finance institutions into crypto-enthusiasts, legendary investor Bill Miller predicts that "the current relative trickle into bitcoin" could become "a torrent."
"If inflation picks up, or even...
The Reported Number of Stolen BTC Drops by 92% as ‘Bitcoin Security Appears to Be Improving’
6.1.2021
The number of stolen bitcoins that were publicly reported in 2020 dropped to 4,472 coins or 0.02% of the digital asset’s circulating supply. This new figure represents a 92% drop from the 56,870 reported in 2019. When using current bitcoin prices, the 2020 thefts caused losses that...
Current Bitcoin 'Mania' 'Unsustainable', Long-Term Target - Over USD 146K - JPMorgan
5.1.2021
The valuation and position backdrop has become a lot more challenging for the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), on the first days of 2021, but the above-USD 146,000 theoretical price target should be considered as a long-term target, according to strategists at JPMorgan Chase &...
UK Judge Rejects US Extradition Requests for Julian Assange, Wikileaks Holds $800K in Crypto
4.1.2021
On Monday, a British judge rejected the U.S. request to extradite the Australian editor, publisher, and activist Julian Assange. Following the U.K. judge’s decision, the current president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has offered Assange political asylum in the country. Meanwhile...
Cannabis Dealer Forfeits $3 Million in Bitcoin — 6,000 More BTC Still Missing
4.1.2021
A cannabis dealer has forfeited bitcoins worth about $3 million after they were seized by the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau. However, a bigger stash of 6,000 bitcoins belonging to him, worth about $200 million at the current price, are still inaccessible to the bureau. Irish Authority Sold Seized...
DeFi data manipulation is too easy — and current oracle solutions aren’t helping much
24.12.2020
DeFi exploits are too common for mass adoption. But there are solutions to the oracle problem
Representation Matters
15.12.2020
This year I had the pleasure of re-launching The Accessibility Project. I spend a lot of time researching and writing about accessibility and inclusive design, so this felt like the cumulation of a lot of that effort. The site now uses all sorts of cool web features like CSS Grid, @supports,...
Vitalik Buterin Warns Current Crypto Wallets Are Not Ready for Mainstream Adoption
12.12.2020
The cofounder of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, ethereum, warned about crypto wallet vulnerabilities, claiming the tools are not ready for widespread adoption and encouraged to open more discussions on security matters. Buterin Calls for More User-Friendly Crypto Wallets...
Indian Crypto Boom: New Traders Flood Exchanges — CEOs Reveal What’s Driving Massive Growth
10.12.2020
The Indian cryptocurrency industry is experiencing massive growth. New traders are flooding crypto exchanges, executives from four of the largest crypto trading platforms in India exclusively told news.Bitcoin.com. They also share their views on what drives the Indian crypto market, current...
Microstrategy Plans a $400 Million Capital Raise to Buy More Bitcoin
9.12.2020
Microstrategy Inc., said Monday that it is planning to sell $400 million in convertible senior notes to private investors so that it could buy more bitcoin. The Nasdaq-listed business intelligence and mobile software company already holds 40,824 bitcoin (BTC) in reserve, valued at $776 million...
Nimera Swap Offers DeFi Exchange Platform With Low Fees and Support for Any Blockchain
8.12.2020
The Defi revolution has brought about a new world of opportunities for crypto investors, but major improvements are still needed in the current ecosystem. For example, the most popular coin swapping service today is dependent on ethererum and its ridiculously high gas prices. Nimera Swap offers...
Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin, Now Holding BTC Worth Over $780 Million in Treasury
5.12.2020
Nasdaq-listed billion-dollar company Microstrategy has made its third large bitcoin purchase. The company now holds about 40,824 bitcoins, worth over $780 million at the current price. Microstrategy’s Third Bitcoin Buy Microstrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) has bought more bitcoins. CEO Michael...